All jerrybuilt synonyms

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verb jerrybuilt

jerry-build — to build cheaply and flimsily.

knock together — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.

put together — assemble

put up — planned beforehand in a secret or crafty manner: a put-up job.

superstruct — to erect upon a foundation or on top of another building or part

throw together — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.

throw up — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.

adjective jerrybuilt

poor — having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare.

shoddy — of poor quality or inferior workmanship: a shoddy bookcase.

flimsy — without material strength or solidity: a flimsy fabric; a flimsy structure.

slapdash — in a hasty, haphazard manner: He assembled the motor slapdash.

ramshackle — dilapidated, run down

cheap — Goods or services that are cheap cost less money than usual or than you expected.

defective — If something is defective, there is something wrong with it and it does not work properly.

insubstantial — not substantial or real; lacking substance: an insubstantial world of dreams.

jerry-rigged — jury-rig.

junky — of the nature of junk; trashy.

makeshift — a temporary expedient or substitute: We used boxes as a makeshift while the kitchen chairs were being painted.

rickety — likely to fall or collapse; shaky: a rickety chair.

slipshod — careless, untidy, or slovenly: slipshod work.

unsound — not sound; unhealthy, diseased, or disordered, as the body or mind.

unsubstantial — not substantial; having no foundation in fact; fanciful; insubstantial: an unsubstantial argument; unsubstantial hopes.

ad-lib — If you ad-lib something in a play or a speech, you say something which has not been planned or written beforehand.

basic — You use basic to describe things, activities, and principles that are very important or necessary, and on which others depend.

crude — A crude method or measurement is not exact or detailed, but may be useful or correct in a rough, general way.

extemporaneous — Spoken or done without preparation.

improvised — made or said without previous preparation: an improvised skit.

jerry-built — built cheaply and flimsily.

primitive — being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence, especially in an early age of the world: primitive forms of life.

provisional — providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.

unrefined — not refined; not purified, as substances: unrefined metal.

unsophisticated — not sophisticated; simple; artless.

wild-and-woolly — unrestrained; lawless: a wild-and-woolly frontier town.

broken-down — A broken-down vehicle or machine no longer works because it has something wrong with it.

crumbling — to break into small fragments or crumbs.

decrepit — Something that is decrepit is old and in bad condition. Someone who is decrepit is old and weak.

derelict — A place or building that is derelict is empty and in a bad state of repair because it has not been used or lived in for a long time.

dilapidated — reduced to or fallen into partial ruin or decay, as from age, wear, or neglect.

shabby — impaired by wear, use, etc.; worn: shabby clothes.

shaky — tending to shake or tremble.

tottering — walking unsteadily or shakily.

tumble-down — dilapidated; ruined; rundown: He lived in a tumble-down shack.

unsafe — secure from liability to harm, injury, danger, or risk: a safe place.

unsteady — not steady or firm; unstable; shaky: an unsteady hand.

broken — Broken is the past participle of break.

wobbly — shaky; unsteady.

feeble — physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail.

fragile — brittle

frail — having delicate health; not robust; weak: My grandfather is rather frail now.

imperfect — not perfect; lacking completeness: imperfect knowledge.

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